Total Crime Rate

1275.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1275.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 596.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.9 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Other crime 27.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 6th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (DL17 8HX) in the last 12 months was 1275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1435.3% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (DL17 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Street
Sep 2025Drugs Main Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lanark Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Garth Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Court
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hallgarth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chestnut Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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